jjena13's review against another edition
5.0
This will always hold a treasured spot on my bookshelf.
shannen_m's review
4.0
I got this massive brick of a collection purely off the strength of "I carry your heart with me" which is one of my favourite poems - ever, out of anything, and I'm tempted to rate at 5 stars based off the strength of it too. It's just so outstandingly beautiful to me.
But overall; the very experimental page space/punctuation poems were a hit or a miss for me, in that very "poetry is subjective [shrug]" sort of way, and it was funny over the 1000 or so pages to see the patterns in his favoured words (my dude loves "illimitable" and "april" among others). But colour is so present, and there are so many sweet collections of words that, even if they don't make a literal sense, are grouped so evocatively. It took a minute to get used to, but there's something very magical about letting a lot of his work wash over you in images. They feel unfinished in the most positive sense - they're ongoing. They're not *created*, they're *creative*. So many imaginative jumping off points. I'll definitely be revisiting all my scattered highlights.
But overall; the very experimental page space/punctuation poems were a hit or a miss for me, in that very "poetry is subjective [shrug]" sort of way, and it was funny over the 1000 or so pages to see the patterns in his favoured words (my dude loves "illimitable" and "april" among others). But colour is so present, and there are so many sweet collections of words that, even if they don't make a literal sense, are grouped so evocatively. It took a minute to get used to, but there's something very magical about letting a lot of his work wash over you in images. They feel unfinished in the most positive sense - they're ongoing. They're not *created*, they're *creative*. So many imaginative jumping off points. I'll definitely be revisiting all my scattered highlights.
library_bookwyrm's review against another edition
5.0
e.e. cummings is my all-time favorite poet, and I read this book pretty often. I chose to reread it in April for National Poetry Month.
inthecommonhours's review against another edition
5.0
I remember casually mentioning to my husband that I'd like a book of ee cummings' poems. I imagined a thin, somewhat romantic volume. Instead I received this tome. But I'm grateful. Cummings is even better than I thought---I think his play with visuals only detracts from his power with language.
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
3.0
i carry this book in my heart(i carry it in my heart)
drbird's review against another edition
4.0
who knew? cummings writes some of the sexiest love poems around. move over Barry White. No. seriously. Move OVER.
jenniferavignon's review
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
specificwonderland's review against another edition
4.0
I'll be "currently reading" this book forever. It's great.